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Check out all the latest happenings at Saas-Fee Saastal ski resorts, from new lifts to terrain expansions, in addition to Saas-Fee Saastal weather forecasts, photo galleries, infographics and current events skiers and mountain travelers should know about. Stay up-to-date on Saas-Fee Saastal ski resort news and events by clicking on articles from the list below or page through to see Saas-Fee Saastal coverage from the entire ski season.

Saas Fee will host some of the world's best freestyle snowboarders from April 19th to the 22nd as the glacier village stages one of the last stops of the "Ticket to Ride Snowboard World Tour 06/07". This all-comers event allows snowboarders to compete against their idols and have a crack at the $10,000 US prize fund.
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Saas Fee is the latest major ski area to increase the age limit up to which children ski free. Children visiting the resort will now be able to ski free up to their tenth birthday. Previously children paid for tickets from age seven. Full Article

Saas Fee, which boasts 300 days of sunshine each year, has opened a new "Sun Trail". The new run descends from the Hannig upper station - also called the Sonnenberg, or "sunny hill" - down to Café Alpenblick, taking about 25 minutes to make the descent. The run will be open all year
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Anyone who can't wait for winter 08-09 to begin should consider booking a ticket to Switzerland for the The Saas Fee Ride 08. The famous resort which offers summer glacier skiing and boarding is laying on a freesports festival packed with on-slope action form some of Europe top New School freestyle skiers from various international teams. Athletes will gather in Saas Fee on 19th July 2008 to compete in a world class Big Air competition and an expression session Rail Jam. Full Article

Saas Fee will stage its popular ski and snowboard tests on its glacier again this autumn. During two months, from 4th October until 30th November, you can test the new season's skis or snowboards in the Allalin snow sports area. There will be a choice of equipment from 14 different ski and snowboard manufacturers. Full Article

Saas Fee is one of a dozen ski areas in the Alps already open for winter 2008-9. On 30th and 31st October, there will be plenty of action again when the resort stages the 5th FIS Snowboard World Cup, the first FIS Halfpipe World Cup this season in Europe. Full Article

The people of the Saas Valley in Switzerland are voting today (June 16th, 2011) on plans to open the highest gondola in Europe, and the highest lift in the continent too, up to 4,000m on Längfluh. Full Article